The Tiny Italian Fishing Island Which Now Has MORE Migrants Fleeing Tunisia And Libya Than Inhabitants -- The Daily Mail
* Almost 19,000 migrants from Libya and Tunisia have arrived since January
* 3,000 immigrants arrive in just THREE DAYS on islands of Lampedusa
* Population of fishing island normally numbers around 5,300 residents
* Locals occupy town hall and blockade harbour in bid to stop influx
* Navy boats being sent to disperse migrants to other areas of Italy
An Italian island has been overwhelmed by immigrants from north Africa who have more than doubled the island's population, prompting fierce protests from local people.
Thousands of Tunisians have flooded into Lampedusa, a tiny island south of Sicily, after the fall of their President - with a further influx feared from refugees fleeing violence in Libya.
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More News On Europe's Immigration Emergency
Italy’s migrant island reaches breaking point -- Euronews
Desperate migrants in Sicily cry out for help -- Sydney Morning Herald
Italy grapples with North Africa migrant crisis -- Reuters
Italian islanders block harbor to prevent influx of migrants -- Deutsche Welle
Tense mood as Libyan migrants land on Italian isle -- AFP
Europe's humanitarian crisis fallout from the Middle East uprisings -- ABC News (Australia)
My Comment: Everyone in Europe knows that this is just the first wave .... and probably the smallest. With tens of millions wanting to flee the corrupt and dysfunctional societies that they live in, Europe is now realizing that the status quo cannot continue. My prediction .... expect the Italians to start deporting en masse these refugees, and expect violence and riots as a result of it.